Premier League - Everton fight back for point at Hull

Eurosport - Mon, 22 Sep 07:19:00 2008

Everton fought back from 2-0 down to earn a valuable point at the KC Stadium against Hull City as the teams played out an exciting 2-2 draw.

FOOTBALL 2008-2009 Premier League - Everton's Tim Cahill celebrates after scoring against Hull City - 0

A Michael Turner header and a comedic own-goal from Phil Neville had put Hull on course for another fairytale victory but a contentious Tim Cahill goal in the 73rd minute put Everton back into it before Leon Osman scored from close range to level matters 12 minutes from time.

The point keeps Hull in seventh position, while Everton move just behind them in ninth.

Hull went into the break 1-0 up thanks to a simple goal from Turner, as he rose above Marouane Fellaini at the back post to head Dean Marney's corner into the roof of the net despite the best efforts of the Everton players on the line to keep it out.

Everton had been given a warning sign as early as the second minute when Bernard Mendy won a header in the box but he could only put it straight at Tim Howard.

After that, and until the goal, Everton looked relatively in control with Osman pulling their best chance wide after a clever cut back from Neville.

After the goal, Yakubu fired a good half-volley on target but a little too straight at Myhill, but then the chances started to dry up for the Toffees, and at the other end they looked vulnerable to balls played into the box.

Everton brought on Louis Saha and Joleon Lescott at half-time to try and change things but then in the early stages of the second-half they found themselves two down.

David Moyes will be tearing his hair out at the way his side defended set plays all day, with Howard, Neville, and Osman all going for the same ball from another corner with Neville and Osman managing to bundle the ball into the net between the two of them despite no Hull player challenging them.

Hull began to defend deeply after that goal but looked solid enough for the most part; although the lively Saha, making his Everton debut, drew a good save from Myhill in the 63rd minute.

The game changed though when Everton got on the scoresheet in the 73rd minute when Cahill fired a shot from near the penalty spot that Myhill tipped onto the underside of the bar.

The ball crashed back down, just over the line in the eyes of the linesman, but even after numerous video replays, it was hard to tell whether the entire ball had crossed over or if part of it just hit the edge of the line.

After that, Everton really began to press and within five minutes they were level as Saha linked up superbly with Yakubu with the Nigerian then playing across a lovely ball that Osman side-footed home from close range.

At that stage it looked like Everton might press on and find a winner, but Hull managed to settle back into things, and hang for a point that will satisfy, rather than please, both managers given the circumstances.

Seán Fay / Eurosport

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  1. with reference to 19 neither will you you @#$%, cant even spell it like all reds you are an idiot

    From carly2warly@..., on Tue 23 Sep 10:35PM

  2. shame everton!! dinamo bucarest - everton 5-1!!! Steven GERRARD is comming eveton!!!
    everton will never play in the champios league!!

    From bratuclaudiu88, on Tue 23 Sep 2:24PM

  3. what a rubbish...3 evertons player scored and you said everton is lucky to get a point..lucky lucky hull next time everton will not give any handicap..ha

    From chunbenglee, on Mon 22 Sep 3:47PM

  4. Think it's time to put to rest David Moyes non signing of a new contract.Give him the elbow.There are plenty of Managers out there who can do,for probably less than the £17m offered, a better job than he can.
    Chris H

    From Chris H, on Mon 22 Sep 8:17AM

  5. I was in line with Everton's first "goal" and it wasn't over the line at all. Linesman just wanted the Toffees back in the game I suppose or Moyes would have said nasty things to him and made him cry. Cheated out of 2 points but to be fair Everton were the better side in the second half. Arteta was nowhere to be seen throughout the game.Saha will be an asset for 1.5 games before he gets injured. Lescott is a liability as is the Everton defence. Hull had a simple first goal.
    Keep on cheetin you scouser scally boys!!!!!!!!!!

    From Get rid of the Lords, on Mon 22 Sep 8:07AM

  6. as a red can`t wait to thump everton next week!

    From Stu G, on Mon 22 Sep 7:45AM

  7. if phil never got own goal everton would have won 2-1

    From marie m, on Sun 21 Sep 11:06PM

  8. well done you lads; wish i could be there to see every game; i am sure the tigers will overcome all the doubting thomases or give their all trying; i am also sure that if the pundits were not so precious about themselves and instead supported the spirit of the game, they could create a better atmosphere for the promoted clubs each season; we all know its hard, but a bit more of the positive stuff for the newcomers would not hurt them to give and could help

    From CHRIS H, on Sun 21 Sep 10:23PM

  9. com on u ull

    From kickstwix, on Sun 21 Sep 9:07PM

  10. Our defensive frailties are obvious and it is the set pieces that appear to cause Everton most problems. I am sure these can be ironed out and if we can regain our composure in defence results will be much more positive. Own goal again! Saha could well prove to an excellent acquisition and we mhope that he can keep fit.

    From roger.williams20@..., on Sun 21 Sep 7:33PM

  11. Our(Everton's) defending has been a disgrace so far this season. Dropping Lescott was a bold move from Moyes and it still did nothing. Delighted Saha got on the pitch and made a huge impact. Hope there is lots more to come from him this season. Things, as they say, can only get better.

    From Warren O, on Sun 21 Sep 7:16PM

  12. I think today we played piss poor yet again and a draw against Hull City is just not good enough although we fought hard to get back we should be winning games like these.

    From sparky, on Sun 21 Sep 6:42PM

  13. they are very good at playing draws.

    From djenikochris@..., on Sun 21 Sep 6:13PM

  14. cmon hull!!!

    From w.dutson@..., on Sun 21 Sep 5:35PM

  15. cmon hull!!!

    From w.dutson@..., on Sun 21 Sep 5:35PM

  16. Go on Hull keep it up lads, Everton dont deserve the point they got. anyway Hull has finaly got something to shout about.

    From BATMAN, on Sun 21 Sep 5:33PM

  17. i can never relax watching the grand old team, but well done boys for comming back

    From barker193@..., on Sun 21 Sep 5:25PM

  18. I POINT WITH HULL IS A DISGRACE

    From garyjennings25031975, on Sun 21 Sep 5:20PM

  19. i don't know how hull finished third in the championship judging ho they did in the premiership they should have come first west brom can't win anythingand stoke seem to draw everything

    From nestleferns12, on Sun 21 Sep 5:11PM

  20. thank goodness, that was close.

    From texyray, on Sun 21 Sep 5:04PM
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